1980 - George Rogers

Senior  RB    South Carolina


Runner Up:  Hugh Green  DE    Pittsburgh


Other Nominees

Herschel Walker  RB    Georgia
Mark Herrmann  QB    Purdue
Jim McMahon  QB    BYU


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1981 - Marcus Allen
Senior  RB    USC 


Runner Up:  Herschel Walker  RB  Georgia


Other Nominees

Jim McMahon  QB    BYU
Dan Marino  QB    Pittsburgh
Art Schlichter  QB    Ohio State​


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1982 - Herschel Walker
Junior  RB    Georgia

Runner Up:  John Elway, QB  Stanford

Other Nominees

Eric Dickerson, RB  SMU
Anthony Carter, WR  Michigan
Dave Rimington, C  Nebraska​


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1983 - Mike Rozier
Senior  RB    Nebraska

Runner Up:  Steve Young, QB Brigham Young

Other Nominees

Doug Flutie, QB  Boston College
Turner Gill, QB  Nebraska
Terry Hoage, DB  Georgia​


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1984 - Doug Flutie

Senior  QB    Boston College


Runner Up:  Keith Byars, RB  Ohio State


Other Nominees

Robbie Bosco, QB  Brigham Young
Bernie Kosar, QB  Miami (FL)
Kenneth Davis, RB  TCU​


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1985 - Bo Jackson

Senior  RB    Auburn


Runner Up:  Chuck Long, QB  Iowa


Other Nominees

Robbie Bosco, QB    Brigham Young
Lorenzo White, RB    Michigan State
Vinny Testaverde, QB    Miami-Fl, QB


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1986 - Vinny Testaverde

Senior  QB    Miami (Fl)


Runner Up:  Paul Palmer, RB  Temple


Other Nominees

Jim Harbaugh, QB  Michigan
Brian Bosworth, LB  Oklahoma
Gordie Lockbaum, RB  Holy Cross​​


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1987 - Tim Brown

Senior  WR  Notre Dame


Runner Up:  Don McPherson, QB  Syracuse


Other Nominees

Gordie Lockbaum, RB  Holy Cross
Lorenzo White, RB  Michigan State
Craig Heyward, RB  Pittsburgh​​​​


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1988 - Barry Sanders

Junior  RB  Oklahoma State


Runner Up:  Rodney Peete, QB  Southern California


Other Nominees

Troy Aikman, QB  UCLA
Steve Walsh, QB  Miami (FL)
Major Harris, QB  West Virginia​​​


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1989 - Andre Ware

Junior  QB  Houston


Runner Up:  Anthony Thompson, RB  Indiana


Other Nominees

Major Harris, RB  West Virginia
Tony Rice, QB  Notre Dame
Darian Hagan, QB  Colorado

Tim Brown

Heisman Trophy Statistics


1980  George Rogers RB
​1781 rushing yards    14 TD's
#1 Overall pick in 1981 Draft (Saints)  

1981  Marcus Allen RB    USC

2417 rushing yards    25 TD's

#10 Overall pick in 1982 Draft (Raiders)

1982​  Herschel Walker RB    Georgia
1752 rushing yards  16 TD's (1 receiving)
Joined USFL in 1983  (New Jersey Generals)

​​1983  Mike Rozier RB    Nebraska
2148 rushing yards  29 TD's
​Joined USFL in 1984 (Pittsburgh Maulers)   

1984  Doug Flutie QB    Boston College
3634 passing yards  33 TD's (3 rushing) 
Joined USFL in 1985 (New Jersey Generals)

1985  Bo Jackson RB    Auburn
1786 yards rushing  17 TD's
#1 Overall Pick in 1986 Draft (Bucs) decided to play baseball

1986  Vinny Testaverde​ QB    Miami (FL)
2557 passing yards  30 TD's (4 rushing)

#1 Overall pick in 1987 Draft (Bucs)

1987  Tim Brown WR    Notre Dame
39 receptions  846 yards

7 TD's  857 Return Yards

#6 Overall pick in 1988 Draft (Raiders)

1988  Barry Sanders RB     Oklahoma St.
2628 rushing yards  39 TD's

#3 Overall pick in 1989 Draft (Lions)


1989  Andre Ware QB​    Houston​
4699 passing yards  49 TD's (3 receiving)

#7 Overall pick in 1990 Draft (Lions)​

Tim Brown (Notre Dame) was the first Wide Receiver to win the Heisman Trophy